A highly experiential virtual institute that will consist of process groups facilitate by a seasoned BBIPOC practitioner to explore safety, dignity, and belonging.
Safety can be elusive for people of color in groups and organizations worldwide, especially when groups are majority White. Led by a facilitator of color, this group strives to create an experiential process group for people of color to be together outside of the "White gaze". This group will explore how safety, dignity, and belonging can both be co-created and embodied.
Logistics
Virtual Process group format.
Please find a quiet, private space and put away other distractions. Participants will be invited to be on video unless there are access needs that prevent this.
Exchange
To request a scholarship, use code: FOUNDATIONSCHOLARSHIP2024 for 50% discount.
Full cost: $480
Scholarship: $240
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Kavita Avula, PsyD, CGP
Kavita Avula, therapistbeyondborders@gmail.com is an Indian-American licensed clinical psychologist and certified group psychotherapist who specializes in trauma, cross-cultural psychology, and large group dynamics. She is the Dean of the National Group Psychotherapy Institute in Washington DC and teaches group therapy at Bastyr University in Washington state.
For decades, Dr. Avula has served as a thought leader and partner to humanitarian and human rights organizations. She has traveled to four continents to facilitate healing and recovery in the face of conflict and natural disasters. She is president of Therapist Beyond Borders, a trauma-informed social justice consultancy that offers conflict resolution and facilitates culture change at institutions that know they are stuck. She dedicates a portion of her time to serving the Black, Brown, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BBIPOC) community and offered the first ever BBIPOC Institute at the American Group Psychotherapy Association.